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Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base and naval air station near the Panama Canal, active from 1918 to the 1960s. History. The submarine base at Coco Solo was established May 6, 1918. [1] . The site corresponds with modern-day Cativá in Panama. It was on the Atlantic Ocean (northwest) side of the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama.
- 1918–1999
- Naval base
Millions of dollars flow through the area around Coco Solo, the former U.S. military base on Panama's Atlantic coast where Arizona Senator John McCain was born. A small slum squeezed...
Mar 20, 2018 · When he was born (1936) at Coco Solo Naval Air Station on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal Zone, Myself, (a 3 year old brat) and my family, were living just a few miles away across the Mananillo Bay in Cristobal.
Jul 2, 2014 · The panama canal company had control of coco solo north of the chs gym until the mazanillo container port took over in the 1990’s. The us navy galeta island nsga, used the southern end of coco solo, plus what was known as the Y Barracks, and Officers row (approx 6 homes on the water).
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Mar 9, 2016 · J-Term Experiences: The Unique Story of Coco Solo in Panama. March 9, 2016. News Stories. Middlebury Institute students Katie Barthelow and Anna Santos along with Middlebury student Pedro Bitar in Coco Solo, Panama where they collaborated on a Intercultural Digital Storytelling project last January.
Coco Solo, while still housing some military, became housing for Panama Canal Company workers. It had a commissary, movie theater, and the Cristobal Junior & Senior High School. In the 1960s as the Cold War escalated, NSGA Galeta Island was also growing – expanding from about 130 sailors in 1966 to around 300 in 1968.
